public static class javax.swing
Box.Filler


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Java SE 6
  
Extends: Component > Container > JComponent
Implements: Accessible
Contained within: Box
Inner classes: Box.Filler.AccessibleBoxFiller

An implementation of a lightweight component that participates in layout but has no view.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeansTM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see java.beans.XMLEncoder.


Constructors
public Box.Filler(Dimension min, Dimension pref, Dimension max)
Constructor to create shape with the given size ranges.
minMinimum size
prefPreferred size
maxMaximum size

Methods
public void changeShape(Dimension min, Dimension pref, Dimension max)
Change the size requests for this shape. An invalidate() is propagated upward as a result so that layout will eventually happen with using the new sizes.
minValue to return for getMinimumSize
prefValue to return for getPreferredSize
maxValue to return for getMaximumSize
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
Paints this Filler. If this Filler has a UI this method invokes super's implementation, otherwise if this Filler is opaque the Graphics is filled using the background.
gthe Graphics to paint to
ThrowsNullPointerException: if g is null
since1.6

Properties
public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this Box.Filler. For box fillers, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleBoxFiller. A new AccessibleAWTBoxFiller instance is created if necessary.
returnan AccessibleBoxFiller that serves as the AccessibleContext of this Box.Filler.